Children of Our World

Children of Our World

-Jenna-
My life is meaningless;
You taunt me,
Torment me,
Push me around.

You laugh in my face,
Call me names that hurt me
Whoever came up with
'Sticks and stones may break my bones'
'But words will never hurt me'
Should be smacked senseless
Because I know that words hurt more
Than a one ton boulder rolling my way


-Demitri-
'You're name sucks!'
'You're a loser!'
'What kind of name is that?
'Moron'
'Freak'
'Weirdo'
Sound familiar?
I get it every day.
Just for who I am

-Hannah-
Whispers
They follow me
Everywhere
Engulf me
Eyes
The see me
Unblinking
They stare
They jeer
They say nothing to my face
But their words reach my ears
I put on a brave face
'I don't care'
When I'm alone
The tears come
They are my only friends

-Cathy-
I like who I am
I know I am different
And I like that
My parents tell me I am special
Their little girl
They are proud of me
They will never know
Why I came home from school
With broken bones that day

-George-
Those stupid kids are nothing to me
They just get in my way
Annoying
Irritating
A nuisance
I beat them up because they deserve it
Why should I let them go?
The brave one's call me names
But I shut them up
Before they say anymore
Yeah, I know I'm a bully
Whatever
No one has to know
That my family's poor
That I won't have a home
Come this winter

-Harry-
Cold
A coin dropped in my cup
I have enough for food now
Hours I have sat here
Freezing
Only to crawl back to my home
My home
A damp box by the river

I see the rich people walk past
Little kids crying for sweets
They see me
They stop, look at me with pity
I look away
What happened to my life?
My mother?
Dead
My father?
Left me to fend for myself
My older brother
Killed and left to rot
By my own 'father'
Someday
My life will end
Someday
I'll go somewhere nicer
Where a ten year old should belong






The children of our world
Who everyone forgets